News: November 2016

During the first week of November, EDCUtah attended the NBAA tradeshow in Orlando, Florida. With about 27,000 attendees, more than 1,100 exhibitors, and over 120 aircraft on display, the tradeshow was a success on all accounts.

PRICE, UT (Nov. 29, 2016)—HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY), a nationwide health savings account administrator, announced a new hiring initiative to meet both their needs and those of residents in Carbon County, Utah.

Manufacturing jobs built the American middle class and created the world’s most innovative economy. Though the United States has experienced a recent decline in these jobs, there is a positive trajectory for the future of domestic manufacturing.

SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 16, 2016) — Forbes magazine today named Utah the 2016 Best State for Business and Careers. Utah has ranked no. 1 on the list six out of the last seven years, with 2016 marking the third consecutive year in the top spot.

Forbes 11th annual Best States for Business list measures which states have the best business climates and are poised to succeed going forward. Leading the way for the third straight year is Utah, which also ranked on top between 2010 and 2012. Only Virginia in 2013 interrupted Utah’s reign this decade as the Best State for Business.

EDCUtah recently had the opportunity to attend ECONOMIX, a conference for economic developers and site selectors. The conference held classes specifically designed to help economic developers and site selectors build relationships and establish good processes for doing this kind of work.

EDCUtah is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved Utah SURE (Select Utah Real Estate) Sites platform. After years of work, the updated version improves on limitations from previous versions and utilizes the latest technologies to their greatest capacity.